Network of biometrically secure devices with enhanced privacy protection

Abstract

This disclosure includes biometrically secured networked devices with enhanced privacy protection. One system includes a first biometrically secured device having a first sensor, and a second biometrically secured device having a second sensor. The first device is programmed to: (i) obtain a first sample of a first biometric using the first sensor; (ii) generate a secret biometrically derived key using the first sample of the first biometric; (iii) encrypt a set of biometric data using the secret biometrically derived key; and (iv) transmit the set of encrypted biometric data to the second biometrically secured device. The second device is programmed to: (i) obtain a second sample of the first biometric using the second sensor; (ii) generate the secret biometrically derived key using the second sample of the first biometric; and (iii) decrypt the set of biometric data using the secret biometrically derived key.

Description

[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 480,288, filed on Apr. 5, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 072,252, filed on Mar. 16, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,619,804, both of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Identity verification is an important feature of modern computerized devices. Computerized devices provide portals to sensitive control systems, financial information, and personal information that should only be accessible to a certain individual or set of people. Aside from security, identity verification can provide a degree of convenience for tracking use of the device or customizing the device for a user. In the case of a multiuser device, the device can use identity verification information to provide data or interfaces that are specifically applicable to a single user, or provide a more accurate record of which user co...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a network of biometrically secured devices that have been designed to overcome certain limitations of previous approaches. The data obtained from a user's biometric information can be shared among multiple devices in the network without the need for time-consuming training procedures on each device. Instead, the data is transmitted directly between devices or to a server, which can be accessed by multiple devices without compromising the user's privacy. This enhances both convenience and privacy protection in user verification and electronic access control.

Problems solved by technology

Various issues arise if system 100 involves the registration and verification of users through biometric information.

However, this is problematic from a user perspective because users will generally be resistant to any system in which their biometric information is transported through a network or is stored externally from a single device.

Devices secured using biometric information compound this inefficiency because the provisioning of biometric data can often involve a lengthy training procedure.

However, through specific approaches disclosed herein, the data is never available in unencrypted form on server 140 and server 140 is never in possession of a key for decrypting the encrypted biometric data.

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